Greedfall

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Arc B580 pairing delivers a playable experience in Greedfall, but the data reveals a system that is heavily constrained by the graphics card, especially at higher resolutions. The measured results show a clear hierarchy of performance where settings matter more than resolution, indicating a GPU-bound scenario in most configurations.

Settings Recommendations

Based on the measured frames per second, the Medium preset offers the most balanced experience across all tested resolutions. At 1920x1080, Medium yields an average of 117.8 FPS, which is only 28 FPS behind the Low preset but provides a substantial visual upgrade over Low. At 2560x1440, Medium drops to 79.8 FPS, still comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset at 2560x1440 produces 70.8 FPS, which is also acceptable, but Medium maintains a larger performance buffer. The Ultra preset is the outlier, producing 69.1 FPS at 1080p and falling to 45.9 FPS at 1440p, which makes it difficult to recommend for consistent frame rates. At 3840x2160, the situation changes; Medium only yields 50 FPS, while High dips to 44.6 FPS. For 4K gamers, the data suggests Low is the only viable preset, delivering 62.2 FPS. The benchmark results indicate that Medium is the sweet spot for this combo, offering a 25% improvement over High at 1080p while maintaining frame rates that are not far from the Low preset’s peak.

GPU Role

The Intel Arc B580 features 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, providing 456.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This memory capacity is sufficient for Greedfall, as the game does not appear to be VRAM-limited in the measured rows. The GPU’s boost clock is listed at 2670 MHz, which is a fixed value for both base and boost, suggesting a stable operating point. The Arc B580’s compute capabilities include 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with a pixel rate of 213.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 427.2 GTexel/s. The FP32 performance is 13.67 TFLOPS. These specifications translate to a GPU that ranks in the 66th percentile against all GPUs. The nearest rival data shows the Arc B580 is nearly identical to the AMD Radeon 760M (0.1% delta) and NVIDIA P106-100 (0.3% delta), while sitting 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The benchmark results show a clear GPU bottleneck: at 1080p, the difference between Low (145.8 FPS) and Ultra (69.1 FPS) is over 76 FPS, demonstrating that the GPU’s workload scales dramatically with settings. The 12 GB frame buffer does not appear to be a limiting factor in any of the measured configurations, as the performance drops are more consistent with raw compute limitations.

CPU Role

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 5 architecture, with a base clock of 4.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It has a 64 MB shared L3 cache and supports DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. The CPU’s benchmark scores are strong, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 46438 and a single-core score of 6555. In the Geekbench tests, it scores 19827 multicore and 3341 single-core. The CPU ranks in the 94th percentile against all CPUs, indicating a high-end part. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (-0.4% delta), Intel Core i7-14700F (0.7% delta), Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (-1.5% delta), and Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF (-1.8% delta). In Greedfall, the CPU’s role appears secondary. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves 145.8 FPS, which suggests the CPU is capable of feeding the GPU at high frame rates. However, the scaling from 1080p Low to 4K Low shows a drop from 145.8 FPS to 62.2 FPS, a 57% reduction, which is primarily a GPU limitation. The CPU’s 12 cores and 24 threads are more than sufficient for this Action RPG, as the game does not appear to be highly threaded. The data implies that the 9900X is not the bottleneck in any measured scenario, as the FPS differences across resolutions are consistent with GPU-bound behavior.

FAQ

Q: What is the best settings preset for 1080p gaming with this combo?

A: The Medium preset at 1920x1080 yields an average of 117.8 FPS, which is the highest frame rate among presets that still offers a balanced visual experience. Low produces 145.8 FPS, but Medium is 28 FPS faster than High (106.5 FPS) while providing a better image quality than Low.

Q: How does the Arc B580 compare to the RTX 4060 in synthetic benchmarks?

A: The Intel Arc B580’s average benchmark score is 23021, which is 0.7% lower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060’s score of 23181. This indicates near-parity in raw compute performance between the two cards.

Q: Is the 12 GB VRAM on the Arc B580 sufficient for Greedfall at 4K?

A: The measured data shows that at 3840x2160 with High settings, the average FPS is 44.6, and at Ultra it drops to 28.9. The VRAM capacity does not appear to be a limiting factor, as the performance declines are consistent with compute limits rather than memory exhaustion.

Q: What is the CPU’s percentile ranking among all tested processors?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X ranks in the 94th percentile against all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 54450. Its closest competitor is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, which scores 54681, a difference of -0.4%.

Q: Does the CPU bottleneck the GPU at any resolution?

A: The data indicates that the CPU is not a bottleneck. At 1080p Low, the system produces 145.8 FPS, showing the CPU can drive high frame rates. The FPS drops at higher resolutions (e.g., 4K Low at 62.2 FPS) are consistent with GPU limitations.

Q: How does the Ultra preset perform at 1440p?

A: At 2560x1440 with Ultra settings, the average FPS is 45.9. This is below the 60 FPS target for smooth gameplay, making Ultra a less desirable choice at this resolution.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS scaling from 1080p to 4K reveals a significant GPU bottleneck. At High settings, the average FPS drops from 106.5 at 1920x1080 to 70.8 at 2560x1440, a 33% reduction, and then to 44.6 at 3840x2160, a further 37% reduction from 1440p. This pattern is consistent across all presets. For Low settings, the drop is from 145.8 FPS at 1080p to 103.4 FPS at 1440p (a 29% decrease) and then to 62.2 FPS at 4K (a 40% decrease from 1440p). The Medium preset shows 117.8 FPS at 1080p, 79.8 FPS at 1440p (a 32% drop), and 50 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop). The Ultra preset is the most affected, with 69.1 FPS at 1080p, 45.9 FPS at 1440p (a 34% drop), and 28.9 FPS at 4K (a 37% drop). The consistent percentage drops across resolutions indicate that the rendering workload scales linearly with pixel count, a hallmark of a GPU-bound system. The CPU’s performance headroom is not exposed by these tests, as the FPS deltas are driven entirely by the graphics card’s fill rate and shader processing. The 4K results, particularly the 28.9 FPS at Ultra, suggest the Arc B580 is not designed for high-fidelity 4K gaming in this title.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The full set of measured frames per second data for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Arc B580 combination is as follows:

At 1920x1080:

• Low: 145.8 FPS
• Medium: 117.8 FPS
• High: 106.5 FPS
• Ultra: 69.1 FPS

At 2560x1440:

• Low: 103.4 FPS
• Medium: 79.8 FPS
• High: 70.8 FPS
• Ultra: 45.9 FPS

At 3840x2160:

• Low: 62.2 FPS
• Medium: 50 FPS
• High: 44.6 FPS
• Ultra: 28.9 FPS

The data shows a clear pattern: the Low preset always delivers the highest frame rate, followed by Medium, then High, with Ultra being the most demanding. At 1080p, all presets except Ultra exceed 100 FPS, providing a smooth experience. At 1440p, Low and Medium remain above 60 FPS, while High is just above the threshold at 70.8 FPS and Ultra falls below. At 4K, only Low achieves a playable 62.2 FPS, with Medium at exactly 50 FPS, High at 44.6 FPS, and Ultra at 28.9 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra widens with resolution: at 1080p it is 76.7 FPS, at 1440p it is 57.5 FPS, and at 4K it is 33.3 FPS. This narrowing gap suggests that at higher resolutions, the GPU’s limits are reached even at Low settings, reducing the relative impact of settings changes.

How This Combo Ranks

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Arc B580 combination ranks 1307 out of 1705 tested combos in Greedfall. This places it in the bottom 23% of all tested configurations, which is a notable underperformance given the CPU’s high percentile ranking. The CPU alone ranks in the 94th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 66th percentile against all GPUs. The combination’s low ranking in this game indicates that the graphics card is the limiting factor, dragging down the overall system performance. The data suggests that pairing this high-end CPU with a mid-range GPU results in a system that is significantly GPU-bound. The ranking implies that most other tested combos, which likely feature more balanced or GPU-heavy pairings, achieve higher frame rates in Greedfall. The 1705 total combos provide context: a rank of 1307 means that 398 combos performed worse, but over 1300 performed better. This is a stark contrast to the CPU’s individual performance, which is near the top of its class. The benchmark results indicate that for this specific game, the Arc B580’s capabilities are the primary determinant of the system’s overall standing, and the 9900X’s processing power is largely untapped.